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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

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Stairway to Heaven, Glessener Höhe

Hiking

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Mountain biking

5.0

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Gravel riding

4.4

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Road cycling

3.3

(2)

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Naturpark Rheinland

Location: Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Tips

April 30, 2020

Hiking

A wooden plank staircase with more than 200 steps leads to the summit of Glessener Höhe. As befits a summit, there is a fantastic view, a wooden cross and even a summit book.

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March 1, 2018

Hiking

The staircase, the so-called Himmelsleiter, has 224 steps made of thick wooden planks that lead steeply uphill.

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February 27, 2021

Hiking

The Glessener Höhe near Glessen in the Rhein-Erft district, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a recultivated and 205.8 m above sea level. NHN high spoil dump of the surrounding lignite opencast mines in the Rhenish lignite district. The artificially constructed hill forms the highest elevation of Villerücken and Rhein-Erft-Kreis.

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Distance 89 m

Uphill 10 m

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Location: Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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